

The Official Story
1985-04-03 · 112 min · ★ 7.5
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.
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- Directors
- Luis Puenzo
- Production companies
- Progress Communications, Historias Cinematográficas, Cinemanía
- Countries
- Argentina
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Norma AleandroAlicia Marnet
Héctor AlterioRoberto Ibáñez
Hugo AranaEnrique Ibáñez
Guillermo BattagliaJosé
Chela RuizSara
Patricio ContrerasBenítez
María Luisa RobledoÑata
Jorge PetragliaMacci
Chunchuna VillafañeAna
Augusto LarretaGeneral
Floria BloiseGrandmother
Lidia CatalanoDora
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